Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan Talks Strategic Nonviolent Action with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show

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At a moment when American democracy is under threat and political violence and authoritarianism are on the rise, people and groups around the country are turning to strategic nonviolent action. From walkouts to boycotts to organizing networks of community care, there is a growing call for everyday Americans to drop their support from harmful authoritarian policies and fight for something better.

Horizons’ Maria J. Stephan will explain what nonviolent action is, why it works, and how to take part in this growing broad-front pro-democracy movement.

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Dr. Maria J. Stephan is the Co-lead & Chief Organizer at the Horizons Project, an initiative focused on strengthening connections and collective action among US pro-democracy movements and sectors. Maria is an award-winning author and organizer whose work has focused on the role of nonviolent movements advancing human rights, democracy, and peace. She co-wrote (with Erica Chenoweth) Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, which received the American Political Science Association’s award for the best book published in political science in 2012, and the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.